draft-bellis-unheaded-shim

Shim Pipeline Specification for the Unheaded Protocol Computer

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This document specifies the Shim pipeline for the Unheaded Protocol Computer (UPC). The Shim translates MBC (Monad Bytecode) programs into eBPF execution contexts, defines the per-hop processing model, and specifies the tick packet protocol that drives distributed computation across IPv6 network hops. The pipeline implements a four-stage architecture: Assembly, Verification, Loading, and Execution, with integrated support for memory-mapped I/O, framebuffer rendering, and CRC validation.